The Flash – Rogues of War

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  • Title: The Flash – Rogues of War
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After deducing that the new Rogues are building a time machine, and tracking down the final piece needed inside a government lab, Barry (Grant Gustin) and Pied Piper (Andy Mientus) recruit their own gang of Rogues to steal it first and keep it out of the villains hands. “Rogues of War” offers the return of several characters with two sets of teams working, although the inevitable betrayal (and the person responsible) is far, far too easy to see coming. The episode is also notable for several Gotham City references including the unmasking of the evil speedster as a Batwoman (Javicia Leslie) from the future in a reveal that lacks the pop the writers where intending.

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The Inspection

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  • Title: The Inspection
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Written and directed by Elegance Bratton, and inspired by his real life experiences, Jeremy Pope stars as a gay, black, homeless man who joins the Marine Corp where he encounters brutal, and at time life-threatening, hazing from his training instructor (Bokeem Woodbine) and other recruits. It’s a deeply personal and harsh look not only at the intolerance and hate our main character finds in the Marines while succeeding where no one believes he can but also from his mother (Gabrielle Union) unable to cope or accept his sexuality.

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Will Trent – Unable to Locate

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  • Title: Will Trent – Unable to Locate
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While investigating what happened to a shipment of guns, and what a white supremacist organization might use them for, Will (Ramón Rodríguez) gets attacked and goes missing leaving Faith (Iantha Richardson) to continue the investigation and Angie (Erika Christensen) to Wagner (Sonja Sohn) to worry. Speaking of Angie, she gets her own case of the week looking into robbery and murder tied to expensive running shoes. The two stories are tied together with Trent’s discovery of a pregnancy test in his home and flashbacks to some incredibly well-cat younger versions of Trent (Andres Velez) and Angie (Savannah Hutson) centered around a similar situation during their childhood.

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